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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take the jury at Hinton's trial to find him guilty?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

2. Who started Project Hope on Death Row?
(a) Wilson and Bob.
(b) David and and Andrew.
(c) Wallace and Jesse.
(d) Henry and Mark.

3. When did girls start noticing Hinton?
(a) 7th grade.
(b) 9th grade.
(c) 8th grade.
(d) 6th grade.

4. How long did Hinton drive a car he stole?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 1 years.
(d) 2 years.

5. About how long were inmates given notice that they were to be executed?
(a) A month.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 months.

6. In what city was Hinton directed to be incarcerated?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Atlanta.

7. How far did Hinton and Lester had to walk home when they were in high school?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 6 miles.
(c) 4 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

8. When was Hinton sentenced?
(a) December 20, 1986.
(b) December 30, 1986.
(c) December 1, 1986.
(d) December 15, 1986.

9. Why was Arthur Julius executed?
(a) Rape and murder.
(b) Robbery and murder.
(c) Robbery, rape, and murder.
(d) Kidnapping and murder.

10. What was the name of Lester's mom?
(a) Phoebe.
(b) Serena.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Leila.

11. Why was a man crying in Chapter 11?
(a) His mother died.
(b) His son died.
(c) His father died.
(d) His wife died.

12. When Hinton's appeals ran out, who did he ask to tell his mother his last words?
(a) Lester.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Willie.
(d) Darlene.

13. How long had Michael Lindsey been on death row before he was scheduled to die?
(a) Nearly 8 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 13 years.
(d) About 10 years.

14. When was Hinton's trial scheduled?
(a) March 6, 1986.
(b) January 29, 1986.
(c) February 20, 1986.
(d) April 11, 1986.

15. How much money did Hinton's mother send every time she wrote Perhacs?
(a) $25.
(b) $5.
(c) $10.
(d) $30.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hinton grow up?

2. Where did Hinton go to high school?

3. What type of pie did Hinton always tell his mother she should bring to bribe the guards?

4. How much did the court allow Perhacs for an expert to testity about the gun taken from Hinton's home?

5. Who was called during Hinton's trail by a man who claimed to be the restaurant killer?

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